Stanwell Park Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (34.23° S 150.99° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Stanwell Park surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Stanwell Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Stanwell Park sea temperature is 21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Stanwell Park today?

The current surf forecast for Stanwell Park at 3AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Apr)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (23 Apr)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s

Table - waves today at Stanwell Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 22		Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1401	1264	1219	1132	918	778	627	551	505	408	304	286	376	308	297	286	255	245	240	207	146	119	94	153
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NW	WNW	W	WNW	NNW	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross
High Tide			00:33AM1.50m					1:49PM0.97m				1:42AM1.42m				3:07PM0.99m				2:54AM1.36m
Low Tide	5:56PM0.44m					7:43AM0.19m				7:07PM0.50m				8:53AM0.21m				8:29PM0.53m				9:57AM0.21m


	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	16	17	17	17	18	19	19	17	18	17	18	18	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	20	23	21
Feels °C	15	13	15	15	14	16	17	17	16	18	16	17	17	19	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	19	21	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SSE 8
kJ	1401	1264	1219	1132	918	778	627	551	505	408	304	286	376	308	297	286	255	245	240	207	146	119	94	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—
kJ	123	357	560	589	566	512	563	477	431	359	265	270	220	216	154	106	103	81	77	47	45	70	54	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	ESE 12	N 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	SSE 8	SE 8	N 10
kJ	5	5	5	5	2	2	2	2	2	2	89	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	44	31	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	153
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	4	4	16	4	4	4	16	16	16	0	0	4	0	9	67	62	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	259
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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